Fender for plows.



J. V. STAN'SELL.

FENDER FOR FLOWS.

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JAMES "V, STANSELL, OF EVA, ALABAMA.

FENDER FOR LGWS.

Application filed October 12, 1917.

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Be it known that l, JAMES V. S'rANsELL, a citizen oil.z the United States, residing at lllva, in thi county of li'lorgjan and State oi`I ,tlabanuu have invented new and use'iul Iniproi'ements in Fenders for lllows, oi which the following* is a speeilication.

'll his invention relates to fenders tor Plows that are used tor cultivating cotton and the lilie.

The invention has 'for its object to produce a tender oi simple and improved construe tion which will yield to pressure in an upward direction so that it maiT pass over olostructious such as stones and grubs without injurjir to the parts thereof.

il finther object ot the invention is to sinuiiliify and improve the construction of the trame wherein the tender is mounted und whereby it is connected with the plow.

1With these and other ends in View which will readilji7 appear as the nature oil.I the inrenticn is better inidorstood, the saine con sists in the improved constrnctirni. arrangeinout and coinbinatuni ot parts which will he hereinafter fully described and partienlarly pointed out in the claims.

lin the accompanying f lrawing` has been illustrated a sinnile and preferred 'torni o'l the invention. it being, however. understooi'l that no limitation is necessarily inade `to the precise structural. details therein exhibited, but that chauffes. alterations and modilications within the scope oit the claims may be resrirted to when desired.

ln the drawingz Figure 1 is a View in side eleif'ution show ing` a plow to which the improved tender has been attached.

Fie". 2 is a perspective View showing the tender and `its supporting frame detached ironi the plow.

Fig. 3 is a plan View of a blank irom which the tender traine may be manufacturcd.

Corresponding; parts in the several iigures are denoted by like characters oil' reference.

The blank illustrated in Fig. 3 consists oi? a plate oi" sheet metal 1G provided at its lower end with a cross piece 18. The upper end of the sheet 1G has a notch 19. To convert the blank into the desired frame structure the upper end portion thereof is bent on the lines 21--29 to form an oli'set 23 Awhich is provided with an aperture 2li, said ottset being at right angles to the body por- Spcccation of Letters Patent.

Patented ,Mala 5, 1918.

sel-m1 no. 196,220.

tion ot the sheet 16 and the notched portion Q being at right angles to the said oiiset and disposed in parallel rel ation to the body portion 16. The cross piece 18 is bent to form a sleeve as best seen in Fig. 2.

17 designates an arm or brace which is provided at one end thereo'l' with a notch 20. The arm also bent on the lines 26-27 to produce an otl'set QS. The arm 17 is connected with the shank or body portion 16 of the frame by means oit a holt or pivot inember 15.

B designates a stem or shank having a portion 31 oit' rectangular cross section, said portion being guided in the sleeve 30, said stein having another portion 3:2 ot circular cross section which is `guided through the aperture 2li.- in the Oi'l'set portion Qi of the 't1-anic. At the juncture oi the circular portion 32 and the rectangular portion 31 is formed a shoulder 33 on which abuts the lower ond oi a spring' 3i-il; which is coiled about the circular portion Sil and the upper end ol.l which ahuts on the oi'lsct portion Q3 ot the traine, therebyY projecting the stein B in a dtjiwn'ward direction, the extent oli the down ard nioi'enient beingi limited by a. piu or stop member extending through the stein abore the oiiset The lower end ol the stein carries a 'tender disk 3G which is mounted vtor rotation on a pin or pivot member 37.

:38 designates the beam oi a plow, the saine having' a stock 239 connected therewith by means ot bolts l0-t1. By loosening the nuts on the bolts the portion olf the frame haring' the Vnotch 19, and the end of the arm or brace 17 harii the notch 2O ma;T be en- `raged therewith without detaching the bolts, the device heine; firmly7 secured in position by simply retightening the nuts. The offset portions ot' the frame structure will support the tender at the requisite distance from the side ot the plow, and the rectangular portion of the stem 31 will prevent the rotation o't the same, thereby servingto maintain the tender disk in proper position to protect the plants from dirt thrown by the plow when the latter is used for cultivating purposes. The device may he reversed from right to left for attachment to either side of the plow by simply swinging the arm 17 from one side of the main trame and the other as indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 2. The improved device is not only of extremely simple construction but it is found eiicient 'in operation and of euch a nature as to yield to upward pressure7 thereby permitting the tender to pass over obstructions Without injury.

lNhat is claimed is l. A fender frame comprising a body Aportion having a notch at its upper end, said body portion being eo bent that thenotehed portion will be supported in spaced and parallel relation to the bot y, and the offset portion ot the body being provided with an aperture, the lower end oll the body having a rectangular sleeve lorined by bending latorallyA extending` portioneV thereof, and an arin piyotally connected with the body por tion and haying,l near its tree end an o'lieet portion provided with a notch.

2. A fender traine comprising' a body portion having a laterally extendingI pivoted arin, Said body portion having a notch at its upper end and said arm having a noteh at ite outer end, said body portion and arm being 'eo bent that the notched portions will be in spaced and parallel relation to the body portion, and the offset portion of the body being provided with an aperture7 Vthe lower end ol the body having a reetangular sleeve formed by bending laterally extending1 portions thereof, in combination with a fender naaaflaa Carrying stein having a rectangular portion guided in the sleeve and a round portion guided inthe aperture of the notched olteet portion. of the body member;

3. A fender traine comprisingV a body portion having a laterally extending pivoted arm, said body portion having a notch at its upper end and eaid arni having a notch at its outer end, said body portion and arm being eo bent that the notched portions will be in spaced and parallel relation to the body portion, and the otleet portieri ot the body bein. provided with an aperture, the lower end ot the body having a rectangular eleere torined by bending` laterally entending` portione thereoi, in eombiimtion with a tender carrying stein having a reet-angular portion guided in the Sleeve and a round portion guided in the aperture of the notched olt'eet portion oi the body member, a Spring coiled about the eireular portion olf `the eten] and abutting terminally on the rectangular portion ot' the etein and on the offset portion oit the bod),7 ineuuber and a Stop ineinber to limit the downward movement olthe fender stein under the tension oit the spring.

ln teetiinony whereof l atlix iny signature.

JAMES V. STNSELL,

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